Dr. Ramathasan Thevamaran joined the Thomas group as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in 2014 after earning his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (2010) also from Caltech, and received his B.Sc.Eng.(Hons.) degree in Civil Engineering (2008) from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He is interested in the structure-function relations of hierarchical and structured materials, and the high-strain-rate mechanical responses of such multiscale materials.